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Nick plans to beat Pingu the penguin this year

13 March 2012

Firefighter Nick Williams from Appledore fire station in Devon plans to run the London Marathon again this year despite promising 'never again' after last year's run.

Nick explains: "Last year I ran my first marathon for the Fire Fighters Charity, the experience was amazing and painful in equal measures, although the pain probably more so! I had two objectives to raise a certain amount for the charity, and to beat the time my brother did many years ago.

"Well I exceeded the fundraising and collected just under £2,000, as for the sibling rivalry, my brother's still gloating. At about 18 miles severe cramp set in and I could do nothing but get round any way I could, my four hour target turned into five hours and 42mins. If that wasn't bad enough Pingu the penguin overtook me on the finish line.

"Now having sworn I would never do it again the recurring nightmare of Pingu's fury flipper pushing me aside has become impossible to live with, so I plan to give it another try.

"This year's training has gone really well, I am up to 18 miles now, with two more increases to 22 miles to achieve before the big day on the 22 April."

If you would like to support Nick in his dream to beat Pingu the penguin this year and raise funds for the Fire Fighter Charity, then please visit justgiving.com/nickbwilliams.

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